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Development and Application of Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for Chemical Warfare Nerve and Sulfur Mustard Agents

Annetta Watson Toxicology and Hazard Assessment Group, Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dennis Opresko Toxicology and Hazard Assessment Group, Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
,
Robert Young Toxicology and Hazard Assessment Group, Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
&
Veronique Hauschild Office of Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., USA
Pages 173-263 | Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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